code code (Japan), 1750-1914

By: Kim T., Christopher C. Nicole P.

Political

1. Collapse of Tokugawa and the restoration of imperial rule
2. Shogun resigned his office and on Jan. 3,1868, boy emperor Mutshito, known by his reign name Meiji, took reigns of power
3.Meiji reform- returned authority to the Japanese emperor and brought an end to the series of military governments that had dominated Japan since 1185
4.After the Sino-Japanese War, Qing authorities recongized the independence of Korea, thus making it essentially a dependency of Japan
5.Victory in Russo- Japanese War transformed Japan into a major imperial rule

Economic

1. In 1853, U.S. naval squadron arrived in Tokyo Bay demanding that the shogun open Japan to diplomatic and commercial relations and sign a treaty of friendship
2.Meiji government created a modern transportation, and communication infrastructure
3.Powerful industrial society after the treaty

Religious

1.Neo- Confucianism shaped Japan for over half a millenium
2.Some Buddism, Daoism, but mainly Confucianism influenced the ruler's idea

Social

1.Meiji leaders had to destruct the old social order
2.Daimyo yield land to the throne
3.Many daimyo are removed from power
4.The Tokugawa Shogunate limited the leisure time of daimyo to keep control
5.Samurai class soon gets abolished

Intellectual

1.Modern educational infrastructure
2.Aimed to improve literacy rates for both males and females

(Technology)

1.Modern warships, imported weapons, telegraph, railroads and steamships

Near Geographic

1.Japan
2.gained by the victory of Sino-Japanese War and theRusso-Japanese War: Southern half of Sakhalin, Korea, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, east Asian Islands and Manchuria